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Health Insurance & Claims Chapter 2

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Prospective payment system used to calculate reimbursement for outpatient care according to similar clinical characteristics and in terms of resources required.   Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC)  
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Form used to submit outpatient insurance claims   CMS-1500  
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Provision in an insurance policy that requires the policyholder or patient to pay a specified dollar amount to a health care provider for each visit or medical service received.   copayment (copay)  
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Amount for which the patient is financially responsible before an insurance policy provides coverage.   deductible  
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Reimbursement for income lost as a result of a temporary or permanent illness or injury.   disability insurance  
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Health care coverage available through employers and other organizations.   group health insurance  
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Three or more health care providers who share equipment, supplies, and personnel, and divide income by a prearranged formula.   group medical practices  
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Mandates regulations that govern privacy, security, and electronic transactions standards for health care information.   Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)  
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Coverage for catastrophic or prolonged illnesses and injuries.   major medical insurance  
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Cost-sharing program between the federal and state governments to provide health care services to low-income Americans.   Medicaid  
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Reimburses health care services to Americans over the age of 65 and patients with End-stage renal disease (ESRD).   Medicare  
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Federal legislation that expanded the Medicare and Medicaid programs.   Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (OBRA)  
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Designed to help individuals avoid health and injury problems.   preventive services  
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Issues predetermined payment for services   prospective payment system (PPS)  
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Performs utilization and quality control review of health care furnished, or to be furnished, to Medicare beneficiaries.   quality improvement organization (QIO)  
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Based on data collected from resident assessments, using data elements called the Minimum Data Set, or MDS, and relative weights developed from staff time data.   Resource Utilization Groups (RUGs)  
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Payment system that reimburses physicians' practice expenses based on relative values for three components of each physician's services; physician work, practice expense, and malpractice insurance expense.   Resource-Based Relative Value Scale system (RBRVS)  
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Process of the third-party payer recovering health care expenses from the liable party.   subrogation  
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Who other than an insurance company administers health care plans and process claims, thus serving as a system of checks and balances for labor and management.   third-party administrator (TPA)  
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